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I live in a blight-filled area of Michigan called Cottrellville Township. Over the last five years, Cottrellville Township has turned into an extremely ugly place tolive in throughout quite a few areas. No matter where you live in Cottrellville Township, you don't need to look far to find blight. This is why I -- Michael Zoran -- have decided to run for Trustee and also Precinct Delegate in the upcoming Cottrellville Township election on August 7, 2012. (By the way, my political signs are going to cost over $750. If anyone would like to make a donation using PayPal, please look on the right side of your screen to do so.)

Morris of Ramsey Digital is a close friend of mine. As soon as Morris found out how I was doing things such as signing contracts with Comcast to bring township meetings into the homes of residents on public access TV channel 12 and also on YouTube channel michaelzoran, Morris decided to help me out.

The prices are very reasonable for these videos. All you need to do is sendMorris some pictures and/or videos. You also need to tell him what the theme of your video needs to be. Morris will take over from there, and for the low price of $50 to $200, Morris will have a Hollywood style video for you in just a few days.

02/24/2013

One of the biggest problems we face in today's society is all of the people spending time in various forms of prisons, jails, and rehabilitation centers. Many states decided it is better to go with a merciful form of life in prison rather than the death penalty. But those states have later learned this causes the problem of having prisons overpopulated with prisoners. This causes problems with high costs that is a very large burden to tax payers -- especially in the difficult economic time we are going through today.

What is even worse with law enforcement in today's society is the way a judge will sentence criminals to spend a long time in jail or prison, but the criminal will only spend a very small fraction of that time in jail or prison. The reason this occurs is because of "good behavior" that criminals are rewarded for while behind bars. This would not be happening in such a problematic way if it wasn't for the fact that our prisons are so severely overpopulated, combined with the fact that we don't have the financial resources needed to keep spending money on giving prisoners free rent for decades at a time. Criminals in todays society realize that although they may hear a judge say one thing, it is often nothing more than an exaggerated statement -- even when repeat offenders are involved.

The movie Starship Troopers had a scene that always left an impression on me. The first time I saw this part of the movie Starship Troopers, I thought to myself "I wonder what it would be like if our society punished criminals in this type of way." I am referring to the scene in the movie where a criminal is sentenced to death and publicly executed. In the world of Starship Troopers, when a death penalty occurs, the execution is broadcast simultaneously on all TV channels and apparently all forms of media such as the Internet and radio stations.

This form of public broadcast of severe punishments is an excellent source of motivation for people of all ages to avoid becoming criminals! This, in part, is the concept behind what the Bible refers to as "The Fear of the Lord." The number of criminals in the Starship Trooper society is vastly reduced using this form of public intimidation to motivate people to become citizens of the federation. The society in Starship Troopers wants to honor the people who invest the time and effort needed to become quality citizens of society. This is much more desirable than committing crimes that will lead to severe physical punishment such as the whip-lashing that Johnny Rico received in front of all his peers at the training academy.

What do you think? Would our society benefit if sports games and soap operas were interupted in order to show criminals being publicly executed or publicly punished? Would our society benefit from forms of punishment such as a whip-lashing like Johnny Rico received rather than long prison sentences that end up as short prison sentences that are a financial burden to the government? Please share your thoughts by writing a comment.

01/11/2013

Turn off your Java now - Dangerous vulnerability in latest Java version

The latest Java version, Java 7 Update 10 contains a critical security vulnerability which is reportedly already being used for large scale cyberattacks. Users who have Java installed on their computers should deactivate the Java plugin in their browsers without delay.

A malware researcher calling himself kafeine has discovered an online exploit which makes use of a previously unknown Java vulnerability. Security experts at AlienVault have analyzed the exploit and confirmed the significance of the find. They were able to use it to inject code onto a fully patched Windows system running Java 7 Update 10. It is currently unclear whether the vulnerability is also present in Java 6, though the exploit did not work in initial tests on Java 6 carried out by kafeine.

The vulnerability is, however, already being exploited by cybercriminals to distribute malware. Security blogger Brian Krebs says that attack modules for the Black Hole and Nuclear Pack exploit kits are already available. According to Krebs, a Black Hole developer calling himself "Paunch", posting on underground forums yesterday (Wednesday), heralded the zero day exploit as a New Year's gift for his paying customers.

Because the vulnerability, thanks to the various exploit kits, requires minimum effort to exploit, it is reasonable to expect that the number of web sites hosting the exploit is likely to rise exponentially over the next few days. Simply visiting an infected web site is all that's required to fall victim to a malware infection. The attack code may also be hosted on mainstream web sites.

Users should therefore deactivate the Java plugin in their browsers without delay. Instructions for doing so can be found on the following web pages:

Deactivating the Java plugin in Firefox

Deactivating the Java plugin in Chrome

Deactivating the Java plugin in Safari

In Opera, the plugin manager can be accessed by entering opera lugins in the address bar. Disabling Java under Internet Explorer is not straightforward. Tests carried out by our associates at heise Security found that Microsoft's flagship browser was still able to access the Java plugin even after it had been explicitly disabled. Users running IE are therefore advised to uninstall Java completely using the Add or Remove Programs option in Windows' Control Panel. Users can check whether Java has been successfully deactivated using the Java test page in our browser check suite.

04/21/2012

I found out today with a personal "Thank You." After over 80,000 signatures were acquired, Key Bank decided to lift the terrible demands placed on the Bryski family. All of the people who decided to close their accounts at Key Bank, and all of the people who decided to sign the petition helped! Everyone can say "I was part of helping the Bryski family.

Congratulations everyone!

Sincerely,Michael Zoran

For the record, I will be writing an article very soon about a terrible situation I am facing with student loans. The student loan companies literally prevented me from running for Supervisor of the Township I live in!

I need your help to overcome that problem, and I need your help to find a way to make Cottrellville Township in Michigan enforce ordinance violations.

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Student Loans are a TERRIBLE thing in the 21st century! The loan companies and banks abuse the rules associated with student loans. Student loans haunt you and your family, even AFTER you are DEAD!

Please help put an end to this! ... Please sign this Petition Online! ... It takes less than 60 seconds!

A man named Christopher Bryski was in a traumatic accident in 2004. This caused him to go into a coma, and he passed away in 2006.

Key Bank entered a student loan contract with Christopher Bryski while he was still alive. But obviously the employees of Key Bank and the shareholders of Key Bank do not understand that extenuating circumstances such as disabilities and death interfere with contracts being fulfilled!

The greedy representatives of Key Bank continue to force the debts associated with the dead man's student loan to be repaid! This forced Christopher's father to come out of retirement in order to make monthly payments.

Christopher's brother, U.S. Air Force Veteran Ryan Bryski , has used Change.org to create a petition asking Key Bank to forgive the debt of his dead brother. Please take less than 60 seconds to sign this petition supporting Christopher Bryski and his family.

If you have an account at Key Bank, I strongly encourage you to close your account at Key Bank! When you are asked why you are closing your account, I encourage you to explain this situation involving the harassment of a dead man's family as your motive.

This form of boycott is the only way we will ever show the evil Key Bank and their evil employees such as Beth E. Mooney -- the Chairwoman and CEO of Key Bank -- how terrible it is for a $90 billion bank to stalk a dead man's family.

Please click below to share this article with your Friends on facebook and Twitter. Encourage them to do the same. This will help a family in need of our support! By helping others in need, you will be in a position to expect help when you need it.

04/15/2012

I was always taught how the Republican philosophy is based on the concept that says low taxes should exist so the tax savings can then be invested in the American society by wealthy entrepreneurs who have made a proven success of themselves. This would theoretically create well-paying jobs for Americans living in America. But you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to realize this has not happened, even with the Bush Tax Cuts. Instead, the wealthy people are greedy and invest in foreign markets.

This greed seen by millionaires really defeats the whole purpose of what the Republicans once stood for. Based on my observations, millionaires are far greedier than billionaires. This is probably why millionaires are still fighting for every penny, even if it means taking advantage of tax loopholes and trying to create tax loopholes where they don’t currently exist. But billionaires such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have proven that they truly care about all Americans – both the rich and the poor.

Like many working people, you probably pay 20, 25 or even 30 percent of your hard-earned dollars in taxes. Billionaire Warren Buffett paid a lower rate than that, a lower rate than his own secretary! By Buffett's own admission, that just isn't fair.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Tammy Baldwin have introduced the "Paying a Fair Share Act" in Congress, requiring millionaires and billionaires to pay at least a 30 percent effective tax rate. The Senate will be voting on it Monday and theyneed to hear from you!

Click below to let your representatives know that you support tax fairness:

During 2010, the first year of economic recovery, 93 percent of income gains went to the top one percent. Everyone else's income stalled. Obviously this is NOT FAIR! Quantitative measurements of accounting, statistics, and every other form of mathematics PROVE this is NOT FAIR!

Since the top one percent pay such low tax rates on what may be millions of dollars in investment income, sometimes as little as 15 percent, government has been forced to close schools, tell seniors to live on less money and less food, and avoid repairing unsafe bridges that could be deadly to anyone at any time – similar to the way a bridge over an expressway collapsed on top of drivers in Minnesota!

What does it say about our values as a country that the only thing we can afford anymore is a handful of millionaires and billionaires? This is not what our Founding Fathers were all about!

Enough is enough! Let's have a fair tax code again. The simple fact is, we do not currently live in a country offering a fair tax code!

The majority of Americans oppose the recent tax code changes that let billionaires pay lower rates than secretaries. This is why we’re working with our friends at DailyKos to say loud and clear that it’s time for our wealthy members of Congress to with us rather than against us. We want Congress to hear our voices in order to make sure the message is heard: “We want the ‘Paying a Fair Share Act’ to be fully supported!”

Remember, the amount of tyranny we put up with is the amount of tyranny we end up with! If you do not stand up for yourself with fellow Americans paying high taxes, you deserve to be put down and walked on by the much smaller number of millionaires and billionaires. We have the opposition outnumbered, but EVERY VOTE COUNTS!

Please, DO NOT BE LAZY! Take ONE MINUTE to sign this Petition online! I, Michael Zoran, have already done so. The only information that will be asked is your name, email address, and zip code. This will be done in order to verify that your signature is real.

Click below to tell your representatives to support the Paying a Fair Share Act.

04/12/2012

Sony To Cut 10,000 More Jobs

By Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 4/9/2012

Tokyo - Sony is planning to reduce its workforce by 6 percent, or about 10,000 jobs, as new CEO Kazuo Hirai takes action in the wake of the company's fourth straight projected loss, according to a Nikkei news report.

About 5,000 of the job cuts are expected to come from a reorganization of operations producing chemicals and small- and medium-sized panels, according to the report.

Hirai had previously stated that "painful" steps would be necessary to turn the company around. Hirai is scheduled to hold a press conference on the management plan, April 12.

Valued at $200 billion as recently as September 2000, Sony is now estimated to be worth just $20 billion, compared with $591 billion for Apple and $170 billion of Samsung, according to Bloomberg.

In February, Sony predicted a loss of $2.7 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31. A fourth consecutive annual loss would be a first for the company since it listed in 1958.

Hirai, who has put himself in direct charge of the company's flagging TV business, divested much of its holdings in an LCD panel plant co-owned by Samsung as a cost-saving measure.

04/02/2012

When Vince McMahon FORCED Hulk Hogan to "Pass the Torch" to The Rock, it meant that Hogan had no choice but to do so. But Hulk Hogan did not want to pass the torch to The Rock because Hulk Hogan did not believe The Rock was capable of carrying the mythical "Torch."

Sure enough, of all the people who ever tried to take "The Torch" from Hulk Hogan, we saw that The Rock was BY FAR the WORST at this! In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that The Rock essentially dropped the Torch on himself and burned his career the moment the referee counted to three!

Hulk Hogan was "the bad guy." The Rock was "the good guy." The moment The Rock wins the match, the fans start BOOING him and CHEERING for Hogan!

As Hulk Hogan accurately said on the Larry King Show, McMahon's plan for that match was "A disaster."

This FORCED The Rock to become a bad guy -- meaning that he definitely was NOT holding "The Torch." In other words, "The Torch" stayed with Hulk Hogan.

This was not the first time Vince McMahon foolishly tried to have Hulk Hogan pass the torch to someone else before the time was right.

The first time this happened was when McMahon wanted Hulk Hogan to pass The Torch to The Ultimate Warrior. The Ultimate Warrior held the torch for a much longer time than The Rock did, but eventually the people got tired of watching The Ultimate Warrior run to the ring, shake the ropes, and be in a psychotic interview where NOBODY understood what he said! It didn't take long before people wanted a new champion.

The main reason why Vince McMahon liked the idea of passing The Torch from Hulk Hogan to The Ultimate Warrior is because McMahon knew that Hogan couldn't last "forever," but McMahon realized that The Ultimate Warrior was a character that -- like The Undertaker -- could always exist, even if different people played the role.

The next person Vince McMahon tried to pass The Torch to was Lex Luger. McMahon tried to make the body slamming of Yokozuna something similar to Hulk Hogan's legendary bodyslamming of Andre the Giant. But what we ended up with was Lex Luger only doing a "hip toss" of Yokozuna. This resulted in Hulk Hogan once again being brought back (although wearing a mask and being introduced with the music of I am a Real American) and bodyslamming Yokozuna.

The one and only person Hulk Hogan approved of passing The Torch to was Bill Goldberg while the two were in WCW. Sadly, when Hulk Hogan left WCW, the company was sold to WWE -- a company where Vince McMahon's arrogance refused to allow Bill Goldberg (someone Hulk Hogan selected) to carry The Torch. Instead, Vince McMahon wanted Brock Lesnar to beat Bill Goldberg and carry the Torch. But this never had a chance of happening because, as we saw, Brock Lesnar is a LOSER!

This caused all the fans of Bill Goldberg to stop watching. This also caused Bill Goldberg to be very angry -- to the point that he left the wrestling industry. Brock Lesnar ranks #2 in terms of who did WORST at carrying The Torch. However, it is The Rock who is ranked #1 at who was the absolute WORST at carrying The Torch!

Hulk Hogan still carries this "Torch." We saw proof of this two years ago when he came out on TNA Wrestling on Thursday nights on Spike TV. The ratings shot up to 2.5 Million viewers!

Unfortunately, people then realized that Hogan was not going to be wrestling -- which is what everybody wanted. The injury to Hogan's back makes it so he only plays the role of a General Manager. This isn't what Hulk Hogan is all about. Nevertheless, if the right guy came along, it is Hulk Hogan who possesses the ability to "Pass the Mythical Torch."

And for the record, Hulk Hogan didn't have The Torch "passed" to him from Andre the Giant. Hulk Hogan TOOK the Torch from Andre the Giant long before Wrestlemania III, and Hulk Hogan raised the Torch to an even higher level. Hulk Hogan did this again when he returned to the industry in the WCW and almost put the WWE out of business when he became Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

02/02/2012

CNN just got done saying Donald Trump doesn't care anything at all about the Republican party, the Democrat party, or any Independent party. CNN pointed out that Donald Trump is nothing more than a "Clown" who cares about the media -- making sure that the spotlight of free publicity always remains on himself. This "endorsement" of Mitt Romney is just another method Donald Trump has used to put himself on TV.

According to a recent poll, 64% of people said that the endorsement of Donald Trump doesn't impact their vote one way or another. But it did not surprise me that a larger percentage of people actually said that if a person received an endorsement from Donald Trump, it would result in not voting for that person! In other words, an "endorsement" from Donald Trump is more likely to cause harm to a presidential candidate than it is to do good.

In my opinion, voters need to forget about Donald Trump. When it comes time to vote at the polls, please do not let the statements of Donald Trump influence your vote.

11/22/2011

A Massachusetts fisherman pulled in an 881-pound tuna this week only to have the federal authorities take it away. It sounds like a libertarian twist on the classic novella by Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, but for Carlos Rafael, the saga is completely true.

Rafael and his crew were using nets to catch bottom-dwellers when they inadvertently snagged the giant tuna. However, federal fishery enforcement agents took control of the behemoth when the boat returned to port. The reason for the seizure was procedural: While Rafael had the appropriate permits, fishermen are only allowed to catch tuna with a rod and reel.

It would seem that unlike the fictional New England shark hunters in Jaws, Rafael didn't need a bigger boat, just a better permit.

In an interview with the Standard-Times of New Bedford, Rafael disputes the claims from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) enforcement division that the humungous tuna was trawled from the bottom of the Atlantic. They didn't catch that fish on the bottom," he said. "They probably got it in the mid-water when they were setting out and it just got corralled in the net. That only happens once in a blue moon."

And while Rafael is denied the mother of all fish stories, the federal impoundment of his catch also means he's probably losing out on a giant payday. A 754-pound tuna recently sold for nearly $396,000. NOAA regulators will not share any of the proceeds in the fish's eventual sale with a fisherman found in violation of the federal rules.

"They said it had to be caught with rod and reel," a frustrated Rafael said. "We didn't try to hide anything. We did everything by the book. Nobody ever told me we couldn't catch it with a net."

Rafael says he has meticulously prepared for a giant catch like this, purchasing 15 tuna permits over the past four years for his groundfish boats. He even immediately called a "bluefin tuna hot line" (yes, such things exist) to report his catch. "I wanted to sell the fish while it was fresh instead of letting it age on the boat," he said. "It was a beautiful fish."

Proceeds of the sale from the fish will be held in an account until the case is resolved, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Law Enforcement. "The matter is still under investigation," said Monica Allen, deputy director with NOAA Fisheries public affairs. "If it's determined that there has been a violation, the money will go into the asset forfeiture fund."

11/20/2011

Recently there has been a lot of speculation about the death of Natalie Wood. Some people believe this speculation is the result of a 30-year anniversary, which has produced lots of books, magazine articles, and TV updates. In other words, money is involved in the death of Natlie Wood. But many people believe Robert Wagner may have actually been involved in the death of his wife.

What are your thoughts on this subject? Did Robert Wagner want to kill Natlie Wood?

11/19/2011

Recently I decided to buy some new speaker wire for my A/V Receiver. According to reports and brochures, the top-rated speaker wire you should use with an A/V Receiver is 12-gauge wire. The 12-gauge wire is useful for long wire runs and also useful on shorter wire runs because the larger amount of copper provides less resistance for electricity (a very good thing). But while doing research and examining products, I became very disappointed by the fact that key pieces of information are usually left out of speaker wire products.

I would like to clarify a few things about speaker wire. Ironically, as the "gauge" of the wire becomes smaller, the speaker wire actually increases in size. This improves the quality of the wire because it decreases the electrical resistance. Taking advantage of high-quality speaker wire can actually help give added life to your A/V Receiver or Amplifier.

One of the primary qualities often advertised by manufacturers of speaker wire is something called "Oxygen-Free" wire. The reason this feature is important is because oxygen can "oxidize" the copper in the wire. When speaker wire becomes oxidized (similar to rusted), it will increase the electrical resistance in the wire. Consequently, the sound quality will decrease and electrical problems in an amplifier may be generated.

I recently learned that one of the biggest problems with speaker wire is the way products are falsely advertised. I'm referring to the fact that a countless number of manufacturers advertise "Copper" speaker wire. But in reality the copper speaker wire has an aluminum core that is only "coated" with copper. If you buy 12-gauge aluminum wire that is coated with copper, it may only offer the benefits of 16-gauge "pure copper" wire.

Believe it or not, speaker wire gets even more confusing! The 12-gauge speaker wire that is recommended by home theater magazines is usually referring to the AWG (American Wire Gauge) standard of measurement. There are other forms of standards that are not universal in their measurements. For example, a manufacturer of speaker wire may advertise a 10-gauge speaker wire, but in reality it may only offer measurements seen by an AWG 12-gauge or AWG 14-gauge wire.

There are also dirty tactics that can be used in the world of speaker wire. Obviously the copper is the most expensive material used in speaker wire. Aluminum is the second most expensive material used in speaker wire, while plastic is the least expensive material used in speaker wire. Some manufacturer's of speaker wire use very thin copper wire or copper-coated wire, but they still advertise their product as 12-gauge.

The reason these manufacturers do this is because they use incredibly thick plastic wire to coat the metal in a cheap way. These manufacturers don't make their final standard of measurement until after the plastic has been placed over the wire. This is a very immoral thing to do because speaker wire is being sold for a higher price as if it were offering the quality of a higher product. In reality, the speaker wire is not offering high quality performance at all.

I still have not been able to find the following product that I truly do have a desire to purchase: AWG 12-Gauge Oxygen-Free 100% Copper Wire

I can tell you two things from personal experience, though. First, the speaker wire company called Monster Cable charges way too much money for their speaker wire product. Monster Cable doesn't even bother to list the gauge on their product! People who have measured the Monster Cable speaker wire have found it to be somewhere between 15-gauge and 16-gauge. I highly recommend that you purchase a different brand, simply because the only thing you are paying for is the advertisements of this company.

RCA actually makes the best speaker wire. This speaker wire is an AWG 14-Gauge Oxygen-Free 100% Copper Speaker Wire. This product is rated incredibly high by all users on websites such as Amazon.com. The speaker wire sold online costs far less than the prices seen in most retail stores. If you do need to buy this product at a retail store, I recommend ABC Warehouse because they are willing to negotiate with you if you buy several rolls. If only RCA were to release this product in AWG 12-Gauge, I would be the happiest camper in the world!

11/08/2011

Joe Paterno is a football coaching legend working for Penn State University. But he is facing a lot of political pressure because players of his were exposed to sexual crimes commited by one of his coaching assistants. Legally, Coach Joe Paterno did everything he was required to do as part of his job. So why is Joe Paterno's job now on the line?

Please feel free to share your thoughts on this controversial subject. Do you believe Joe Paterno should be fired? Do you believe Joe Paterno should retire at the end of this season?

11/07/2011

In the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Michael E. Pastor, Dr. Conrad Murray has been declared Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter.

This is obviously a very controversial issue. Please share your thoughts here.

I would like to officially offer my thoughts and prayers to the family, friends, and fans of Michael Jackson. I would also like to offer my thoughts and prayers to Dr. Conrad Murray and his family and friends. In my opinion, there is no real winner in this case.

11/03/2011

Japanese game giant Nintendo’s financial fears were proven correct when the official results for the six months to September 30 were released. Nintendo has seen a massive drop in sales revenue, causing financial losses to rise by a factor of 35. Nintendo now forecasts an annual loss for the first time in its history in the videogame business.

Nintendo’s financial reports show that the company's six-monthly net sales revenue fell 40.6 per cent year on year to ¥215.7 billion (£1.78 billion), a drop of ¥147.4 billion (£1.2 billion) that naturally hit its bottom line hard – putting Nintendo in a very deep red hole. This time last year net loss was a slight ¥2.01 billion (£16.6 million). This year that has increased by a factor of almost 35, to a staggering ¥70.3 billion (£579.8 million).

Almost two thirds of that came in the last three months - Nintendo's loss at the end of the first fiscal quarter of the year was ¥25.5 billion - which may go some way to showing the impact on Nintendo's finances of making a loss on hardware sales following the global 3DS price drop in August.

The results are even worse than those reported by Nikkei yesterday. It claimed Nintendo would report a pre-tax loss of ¥100 billion (£821 million); in fact the company's losses before income tax totaled ¥107.9 billion (£890.16 million).

Nintendo's balance sheet shows that its woes are almost entirely down to falling sales. Despite the impending launch of Wii U, R&D costs were broadly consistent with last year's, rising just 1.8 per cent. Similarly, its renewed efforts in marketing 3DS have had no impact; with its advertising expenditure actually falling 9.1 by per cent year on year. Exchange rate fluctuations, which are hitting Japanese companies across the board due to the strength of the yen, caused losses of ¥52.4 billion (£432.4 million).

The biggest drop in sales came from the United States, where revenue fell by ¥85.9 billion (£708.9 million). This is a drop of 53.8 per cent that accounts for 58 per cent of the overall drop in revenue. In Japan, sales fell by 33.7 per cent; in Europe, 25.7 per cent, and in other territories, 39.9 per cent.

Sales of 3DS hardware, at least, are going in the right direction. In the first quarter of the year Nintendo sold just 710,000 units of its new handheld; in the three months to September 30 it sold 2.36 million systems. Worldwide, lifetime 3DS sales now total 6.68 million.

It's depressing stuff, and will have made for nervous reading for Satoru Iwata. The company president asked investors to give him four months to turn things around following the announcement of the 3DS price drop and the lukewarm reaction to the unveiling of Wii U at E3 in June, which caused Nintendo's share price to fall 5.7 per cent in a single day.

Nintendo's prospects of reducing losses to that ¥20 billion target rest on its predictions of a Christmas rush on 3DS driven by two titles starring its talisman, Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. Iwata, more than most, will hope those forecasts are proven right.

Sony is struggling financially. This financial struggling has been going on for seven years at Sony. Last quarter, Sony lost $346 million due to poor sales in electronics (especially TV sets) and videogames, in addition to disappointing results in the movie industry.

Now, Sony has readjusted its fiscal year earnings to show an even more devastating loss than originally expected. Previously, Sony had projected a yearly lost of $769 million, but this has now risen to a loss of $1.2 billion!

Kaz Hirai, Executive Deputy President of Sony, announced “Management is feeling a serious sense of crisis about the seven years of losses.” Hirai continued by saying that he “Promises to lead the turnaround to get Sony out of the red.”

11/02/2011

“Good Samaritan” is the best way of describing someone who offers help when you need it. I recently learned this is actually the reason why Good Sam received a memorable brand name like that. When you are driving your RV or any other form of vehicle, you can expect to receive high-quality roadside assistance from the people at Good Sam. I was amazed to see some of the excellent deals and high-quality services Good Sam is currently offering to subscribers.

No matter what type of assistance you need, Good Sam can help you out. Good Sam even takes advantage of modern technology to make things easier for you. If you lose your keys, run out of gas, or end up with a flat tire, you can simply call Good Sam’s toll-free telephone number to ask for assistance. What’s even more amazing is that you can even use the Good Sam ERS Mobile Application to request service.

Good Sam offers 24-hour roadside assistance throughout North America. In other words, it doesn’t matter if you live in the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or even the U.S. Virgin Islands, you can receive these types of emergency roadside assistance from Good Sam! Good Sam has an excellent reputation for offering high-quality service within reasonable amounts of time. Good Sam has earned this quality reputation by offering these forms of quality service for over 25 years.

I strongly suggest you take a look at the roadside services offered by Good Sam for yourself. This is particularly true if you enjoy RVs and camping. You can actually receive bonuses and rewards that will make camping more interesting for you if you become a member. When you have an RV, camping can be fun all times of year – especially when you won’t be dealing with stressful situations that Good Sam has eliminated.